Friday, April 2, 2010

Blaster Break - World's Greatest Card Chase: Pack Edition

Today while rummaging through the card section @ Walmart I ran across this blaster box of cards that had a prominent picture of a 1952 pack of Topps on the box. It was labeled as 'Chase the '52 High Series Pack'. If you haven't seen these your self the premise of the box is that you get 16 sealed packs of cards. The majority of the blasters contain packs from the 80's, 90's and 2000's. You have the chance to receive packs from the 70's as well. The side of the box showcases Topps packs from '70 to '79. Upon closer look of the fine print on the bottom of the box says the approximate odds of finding one of these 70's Throwback packs is 1:2,667. The real kicker is you don't even get an actual pack in the box...it's a redemption program.

So there you have it. Was this blaster box worth the $19.95 price tag? Probably not, but it was fun none the less opening the old packs. It is a nice reminder of how far the trading card hobby has come since I first started collecting in 1990. Pulling the autographed cards from the Minor League Tristar packs was a rush...even if I have no idea of who the players are! Outside the Ripkens, Braves & Red Sox cards pretty much everything else is up for grabs. If you saw something you want please let me know. Until next time...